Natalie Morales, the National Correspondent on NBC's The TODAY Show served as the keynote speaker at the breakfast. Morales spoke about her work experiences and urged the winners to follow their dreams, no matter what obstacles they face.

Scholarship winner Eliza Catalino, who grew up in the Bronx, New York and plans to attend Syracuse University in the fall, was moved to tears while delivering a heartwarming thank you speech.

In the audience: the ladies' proud parents and loved ones, who watched with pride as the winners gave their moving thank-you speeches.

"With the Opportunities Through Education Scholarship program, we are able to give these ambitious and extraordinary young women the resources they need to take their dreams to the next level" says Dan Villarroel, Director of multi-ethnic marketing for Maybelline New York*Garnier, featured here with Latina's Mimi Valdés Ryan and Maybelline New York's Natalie Green.

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